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MLB Contracts

Branching off of the Murray situation. Is the way MLB contracts are structured too long? Meaning are the minor league contracts + the 6 years before unrestricted free agency too much or is it the right length? If you come out of college at 21, play in the minors for 3 years, play in the bigs for 6. Obviously you have the arbitration years, but you aren't really getting a true contract until 30ish. 

I don't think the MLB needs to change a thing. They have a system and it works. But I think it should either be 6 years from the time you sign or 4 from the time you get to the MLB level. Waiting 10 years to get your first contract is a very long time. Unless you're coming out of high school, you are at a significant disadvantage on the market as well. I don't think losing Murray is a problem at all, but I do think the situation exposed MLB a little bit. Any chance this changes? 

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